The Best Movies to Watch During 2024 Chinese New Year

Soar into the new year immersed in tons of entertainment

2024 Chinese New Year is just around the corner, which means reunion dinners will be in full force soon. And, what better way to celebrate the new year than spending time with your friends and family. If you’re looking for something to watch with them, don’t fret because we’ve got you covered.

Scroll below to see the best films to watch during your Year of The Dragon celebrations.

All the movies you need to watch during 2024 Chinese New Year:

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

Shang-Chi, a martial artist who lives a quiet life unexpectedly gets forced to confront his past after being drawn into the Ten Rings organisation where the Ten Rings attack him.

Everything Everywhere All At Once

Starring Golden Globe 2023 winner, Michelle Yeoh, this film follows a Chinese immigrant who gets unwillingly embroiled in an epic adventure where she must connect different versions of herself in the parallel universe to stop someone who intends to harm the multiverse.

Crazy Rich Asians

Based on the iconic book by Kevin Kwan, this romantic comedy film follows New Yorker Rachel Chu as she follows her longtime boyfriend, Nick Young, to his best friend’s wedding in Singapore, not realising that Young is actually the scion of one of the country’s wealthiest families and a highly eligible bachelor.

Reunion Dinner

Chao Yang and Zi Hong are soon to wed but both have not met the other’s parents. When a client requests for a livestream of their reunion dinner to promote his products, it set the stage for their parents’ first meeting.

Kung Fu Hustle

An aspiring gangster pretends to be part of a notorious gang and tries to terrorise a neighbourhood. However, unknown to him, three martial arts experts live there and are ready to take him down.

Ip Man

The action-packed 2008 Hong Kong martial arts film based on the legendary Ip Man stars the Donnie Yen in the title role. Ip Man finds himself in the chaos of the Japanese invasion of China and must find a way to survive. If you like it, then catch the two sequels, which are also on Netflix.

Us & Them

This heartbreaking story follow Jiangqing and Xiaoxiao who meet on train and instantly form a bond until the pressures of the big city catch up to them and threaten to pull them apart. The movie is the directorial debut of renowned Taiwanese singer-actress Rene Liu.